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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Scottellia kamerunensis Trade Name Akossika a petites feuilles Family Name Flacourtiaceae Common Names Akossika a petites feuilles Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Ivory Coast Common Uses Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Turnery Environmental Profile Vulnerable Status has not been officially assessed Heartwood Color Brown White Yellow Orange Cream colored to light brown or reddish brown, or pale yellow to pale brown Sapwood Color Brown Yellow White Not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Even or uniform Uniform Coarse Medium Medium Luster Low Natural sheen Natural Durability Non-resistant to termites Very low natural resistance to decay and attack by termites Susceptible to attack by blue-stain Odor No distinct odor or taste Silica Content High Drying Defects Discoloration Distortion Wood tends to split during kiln-drying, but distortion is slight Tendency to split, surface-check and end-checl during drying Blue-stain may occur Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Drying is difficult, but rapid Tree Size Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Blunting Effect High to severe Slight blunting effect on cutting tools Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Good response to machine tools in boring operations Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Respond very well to carving operations Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Good sawing properties Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good gluing properties Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Easy mortising operations Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Responds readily to machine tools Excellent moulding surface, but there may be some pick-up on radial surfaces Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Medium movement after manufacture Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Tends to split during nailing Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Excellent planed surfaces result from using a 30 degree cutting angle Excellent moulding surface, but there may be some pick-up on radial surfaces Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Readily impregnated with preservatives Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Routs easily with ordinary hand tools Bores readily with ordinary tools, with very good results Sanding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Good sanding properties Screwing Pre-boring recommended Fair to Good Results Takes screws very well Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Good response to machine tools in boring operations Easy to turn Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Performs poorly in steam bending operations Polishing Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Takes a good finish and polish Staining Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Varnishing Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Crushing strength = high Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12%moisture content)is high-comparable to Teak Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 8820 13328 psi Maximum Crushing Strength 4410 7595 psi Shearing Strength 1862 psi Stiffness 1519 1764 1000 psi Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 620 937 kg/cm2 Maximum Crushing Strength 310 533 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 130 kg/cm2 References Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building Research